New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-07
CALIFORNIA RACE-HORSES.
u.on,v,s STABLE AT MONMOUTH PARK.

AFTERNOON CALL ON BEN ALI. HIDALGo, FL
RENzr ALCALDE AND OTHERS.
seu hsrpiug on tho euhurbanf Well an un"ss
Yor In extremely broad columns with and courage IN
.,o,t,on declared last week that Ben Ali Is not un
NAV to win IL THE TRIBUNE reporter mad 70 puhde
Ami down to Monmouth PARK see Ben and inquire
star his chances The reporter was set DOWN by tue
Ayer who took him from Little Silver station near COLO
AL Morrelrs stable and right before him was Colonel
Norrslrs cosey cottage-a mile and half away
the chimney tops peeping cyncally above inc
somb Of the roof OF the grand '''n'
Not far from the fence the reporter stumbled upon
brown horse standing up to his knees in 10y wa'cr %
Boast whnnied from pleasure at seeing the s'r"nso
tried to turn his head TO look full at him pu' 0o
for ropes held him fast He was banRetteu run US "
ump and held in position by halters
IA. NJ his month 10 posts driven firmly into the erou
and braeed by cross which had been worn smoo
Nv the rubbing OF the animaPs breast aealns'i' op
,s.chinx the horses head the reporter looked ho INC
indigo ewes and recognized his old friend Blue Jay VIM
.urvved the season of 1886 without winning bracket
H. d hean ared-not discharged mind you, but burned
With hot ron-and the water being used 10 toughen
his legs. Poor Blue jay
Colonel Morre, superintendent OF monmouth raiA'
va at home hale hearty and disposed to dispense
Jersey hospitality He led the way to the dou1,e ssp o
q Prince George Lorlard. There was SOUND OF rev
sy within singing TO aIe he Co
one pulled open sliding door and stood face WIN
rsns back and came into collision with woodman stout
looking twoyearold who In turn kicked az SANTA loa
and started general commoton among some eiebt OF
ten horses that doing shed work on an excellent
straw track that encircled the two tiers OF stalls
..s,sn frsi&er Archer no hnsman Of Fred y who
appeared the TO start the colts airesn on tner
,noe last fall was in the lead the division and from
his appearance he belonged there 4s arebed Meek and
iad and the stately stride OF jrIm tSe suburban
Ssesuse be sut In III. woodman, Rural and Reyus are
untred two ODDS. fine looking enough put unSnown
n s n ass se 90 aSy her
companion Frenzi In the Nursery Stakes at Jerome as
one raOe~the August Stakes at Monmouth ,s., -,
What driedup rant IL that the reporter "sIeu VI
That Why, that's TlTelsi. ..,,.,.
"she was always rather small" continued Archer
sand she hasn't grown any this winter though enc "
II was hard indeed to believe that that roughcoaed
thin. swaynecked. sleepylooIng horse WAS the frenM
owe SVsr OF %nG 3hs SsaSes Of the now she
scsrecrow. Why, Milton would make nearly two OF ner:
ana grace IN every notion the track ridden BY
boy and led by groom He had white race ana .nres
What queer legs" calculated the unsophistcated re-
y" Been fred" said Archer. o,,.. chan
Tyrsn who Distinguished himself last year by paying
forfeit 70 volsnte in match for 600 SIDE mile ana
ss 81 20 To-, nons but he and was retired
10 patch him up the process Of firing resorted
e his fore legs When he gives way there the yster
nary" proceeds to blister him, but the blister Will not
he tendons may be reached vshaped iron heated TO
Wilderness is drawn repeatedly across lhe leg from ie
the blister is applied BY and By the afflicted brute Is
tied IKE Blue Jay in cool waer to tougher END ms ,n
Oul Of tender-hearted man. 1t Is being done away
splendid looking race horse is Tyrant that 1t will
DO watch if his legs do not fail him in training One
'eS% sfs' San sd
door ch Ban was lying put got up TO DC ad
mraton and Ills general appearance a disappoint
nent He is not kin to King Ban. 49,, ...-,u
open another door The y forward and consented
70 which she seemed 10 ENJOY as nucn as cat
proved her Sound dollar" her trainer said Ban
bridge looks good enough TO win bracket this year. lie
Here's the winner OF the Kentucky Derby" Archer
didn't say well trained II was Colonel Nor
yell and he seemed to be joking Alcade doesn't look
like winner OF any thing just now but VINO can ten any
thing about araee horse az TINS tme Ot se wear un
dreamt OF. person might Imagine having seen flrenI
Ich Ban and Acalae that MI hagsin IKE hn aiae c
with the blanket and brush and currycomb. The APP |
pearance of his thoroughbr.ds would be attributed
10 neglect with such trainer Mr. Black III charge OF
the stable. . .
The opening Of another door brought the black dalgo
to the Of criticism The reporter got glimpse OF
three four prominent ribs that looked Ike lance IN
sstubble field and he Obliged to remark that the
horse was exceedingly thin. , -
"Never big in his life, Archer declared Ana |
HidalgO did look big. His rather thin body seemed "a
deep as that of What rangy fellow he IL! What
leverage what legs Why can't Hidalgo outrun any |
horse in America with that body and those legs Echo
answers Haggns trainers wouldn't for the world. Too
much work year. Watch the ba k horse in the
Brooklyn OF the suburban. or wherever he starts.
Now comes the pride Of the stable. Archer had kept
his stable we'll until he the door of Ben
Ais stall Then ejaculation escaped him that told
the whole story Ben the only horse in the stable
that a blanket, and when Archer lifted 1t up and
his eye lighted upon that agniccnt set Of legs there
beamed in his face the proud consciousness OF having
the Suburban in his grasp lie rolled the blanket upon
the horses back and cried admiringy, What barrel
Ii Is indeed good body and back and belly and
flank Group and rup and quarter would care
to The muscles do not lump like those OF TyTant,
but they are fiat and broad and classical Ben lacks
the deep girth of Iidalgo. but he is much thicker
1t the breast and has the throttle OF a
Percheron His coat glossy silk tells his fine condi
ton and indicates early preparation for the track
Yes Ali is the Haggin pet aud is likely TO carry Hag
gin money in the suburban
There 10 great deal OF yster0us talk at Monmouth
Park OF Ten Booker Electric and All Esti The report
Or called on All at Mr. Babcocks stable and found the
California chestnut in blankets undergoing medical at
tenon terrific kind Mr. Babcock having Just forced
him to allow pint aud half OF linseed oil, alleged
with two OF turpentine to cure cough. kind